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    AM2 SY cable from DOL starter to motor

    Hello, Im half way through my am2 with just the heating and sy motor to do tomorrow, but I am just wondering about the braided cable. do I just have 2 pigtails of braid sheathed up with earth sleeving connected to earth in both the starter and the motor? Any help is appreciated Thanks
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    dol starter needed for converted 1 phase bradbury car ramp?

    Hi everyone. Our ancient Bradbury car ramp died a few weeks ago. Eventually after replacing the 3 phase IMO contacter and thermal my sparky concluded the motor was fried. Faced with the expense of changing the motor I decided to go down the 1 phase 2pole cap start cap run solution supplied...
  3. B

    New three phase motor winding burn out

    We have been involved in the installation of a dust extraction system which is powered by a fairly large 3 phase motor (18A). The motor was pre-wire to a control box on the side of the extraction housing and the star/delta starter was also pre-wired. The only wiring that was required was the 2...
    • brizospark
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    • checked drawing motor new out phase starter three three phase wind
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Starter Toolkit

    I've recently started an apprenticeship and I'm looking to buying some on-site quality tools and equipment. Any recommendations for brands or any specific items? Thanks.
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    nervous new starter

    Hi Everyone finally have taken the plunge and joined.
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    Star Delta starter Fault...

    As part of my oral exam (oo err!) for my marine engineer license we get asked electrical questions.One such question that's been asked is " What would happen if a Star Delta Starter didn't change over and continued to run in Star and what would you do if it had to keep running in star?" Ie part...
    • csaw2121
    • Thread
    • asked delta fault starter voltage
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. S

    Fluorescent fault overcurrent trip?

    4ft old style starter/ballast type fitting which when powered does nothing at all (not a flicker) but trips the 6A/30mA RCBO after maybe 3-5 secs. I didnt have my clamp meter with me when i went to see the fault but assume due to the time delay that its the overcurrent part of the RCBO rather...
    • SpannerSpark
    • Thread
    • ballast delay fault fitting fluorescent overcurrent short starter trip
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    How do you start a thread in DIY,i have clicked on Thread Starter but nothing happens

    How do I start a new thread in the DIY section,everytime I click on the Thread Starter button it just takes me back to where I was,can somwone please help as I need info for tomorrow.
    • mackemdave
    • Thread
    • happens nothing start starter thread
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Electrician Talk Forum
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    Starter Kit

    As a New Electrician, are there any good starter kits that one can recommend or should I buy everything seperately.
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    DOL starter 415V coil

    Anyone tell me what Ive done wrong here lads? Wired up a starter today, 2 DOL contactors with 415V coils fed through two Telemec Motor Overload units sitting side by side in an enclosure. Wired up from the Red phase through a Stop and Start button back through A2 with hold on contact 13/14...
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    Problem with LED GU10

    Hi, I've installed two LED GU10 lamps in a customers bathroom. They're on the same circuit as two fluorescent energy saving lamps already installed in the bathroom. So far, three LED lamps have blow (I replaced the first one, and now two have blown). Could the motors in the fluorescent lamps...
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    Late starter

    Another quiet newby prompted into action by Dan. Thirty years in HM Forces as a professional engineer, latterly much of it driving a desk, only served to heighten my passion to make use of my practical aptitude. Successfully completed the quals last year (2391, 17th Edition, PAT & the last...
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    How do I charge 2 12V leisure batteries connected in series from my starter battery?

    Hello electrical sparkly people! Can anyone tell me I can charge two 12V leisure batteries from my starter battery? The leisure batteries are connected in series to charge a 24V 3000W (6000W peak) inverter. To confuse things, I also have two 12V batteries which came with my Ford Transit Jumbo...
    • Paul Lauener
    • Thread
    • 12v batteries battery charge connected leisure series starter
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Phase shift starter

    I'm currently messing around at home don't worry all safe and isolated etc. I got a baby 1.1kw motor from work as I'm in a domestic house of course only single phase and I'm not cheeky enough to find a spare inverter at work for it to work! :D But I'm making a little starter using some...
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    DOL starter 7.5HP, 3 ph motor

    Morning guys, Had a U-trough mixer go down, contactor failure as well as electro-pneumatic pressure switch problems. So i have decided to do away with the existing configuration and replace with a new design. Plan was to do away with the electro-pneumatic aspects of the system as the high dust...
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    Auto Star/Delta Starter Q/N

    Hello to everybody, I`m new here with pretty basic knowledge bout all that three phase electrical thing.... However I am here to ask you for a little help to source a part and/or eventually wire it. So I`ve bought myself a big three phase compressor with Auto Star/Delta Starter. But there is a...
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    Replacing a ballast on a standard twin starter fluorescent

    I've got a few faulty fittings to repair with these ballasts. currently I'm to sure if the original fitting have individual ballasts or a combined ballast for both lamps. However I think the picture ballast should work. Im ok with the lamps connection as I think one side of each lap is wired...
    • Robo
    • Thread
    • ballast fluorescent replacing standard starter
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    dol starter wiring 3 phase motor

    Guys can anybody help with some dol starter wiring?, I'm not great at 3 phase motors I'm wiring a bottle crusher , it came with a eaton mem 28ADS1X dol, it says 230v coil but the plug to the motor is 3phase and earth The mem dol is knackered and the guy who gave it to my mate supplied a...
    • LlandrilloSpark
    • Thread
    • 3 phase crabtree dol motor phase starter supply wiring
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. wsoppitt

    flourescent starter keeps blowing , why

    6ft flourescent fitting keeps blowing starters , why fellas ?
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    Connection of Dol Starter With Multimeter

    Hye all, i need some help here about DOL starter im working with right now first i thought that i can just add the multimeter on the circuit. but then my supervisor said i cant just add the multimeter just like that..i have to add some ct coil? so can anyone here give me some reference about...
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